Robert Strange

Robert Strange (20 September 1796-19 February 1854) was a US Senator from North Carolina (D) from 5 December 1836 to 16 November 1840, succeeding Willie Person Mangum and preceding William Alexander Graham.

Biography
Robert Strange was born in Manchester, Virginia in 1796, and he became a lawyer in Fayetteville, North Carolina before serving in the House of Commons. From 1827 to 1836, he was a Superior Court judge, and, in 1836, he was elected to finish Willie Person Mangum's US Senate term. He resigned in 1840 to continue his law practice, and he died in 1854.